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Kentucky LLC Foreign Registration in Vermont

Vermont registers an LLC from Kentucky as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also asks for Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Kentucky records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Kentucky and Vermont side by side

	Kentucky formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	Kentucky Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$155 at order
How it is handled	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed online with Vermont
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	web.sos.ky.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual Report, $170, every year
Due	On or before June 30	Within 3 months after end of the foreign LLC's fiscal year on record
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our Vermont registered agent

How Kentucky companies register with Vermont

Order the Kentucky certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Kentucky separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. Vermont accepts it within 90 days of Kentucky's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Vermont registered agent, next to your Kentucky name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Kentucky's certificate is in hand, Vermont's filing goes in. After approval, your Kentucky LLC is registered with Vermont.

Vermont costs for Kentucky companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Existence, paid to Kentucky	$10
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Kentucky certificate included	$364

Your Kentucky name and Vermont's rules

If Vermont's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Kentucky company. Vermont can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Vermont and Kentucky

Kentucky and Vermont both call it a registered agent. Vermont papers come to us; Kentucky's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Kentucky and Vermont

Each year your LLC files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Vermont's Annual Report ($170). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Kentucky plus Vermont comes to $334 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kentucky to Vermont

A corporation formed in Kentucky files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Vermont into Kentucky

An LLC formed in Vermont that registers with Kentucky files Form FBE with $90 in state fees; no Vermont certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Kentucky to Vermont

Does my Kentucky company need to register in Vermont?

Yes, once a Kentucky business operates there; Vermont law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does it cost to register a Kentucky LLC in Vermont?

$354 at checkout plus $10 to Kentucky for the Certificate of Existence, $364 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Kentucky's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Vermont wants Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 90 days old at filing.

How long does the Vermont registration take?

Vermont's online processing takes less than one business day, once Kentucky's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and Vermont?

$334 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $15 to Kentucky and $170 to Vermont for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Vermont?

A Kentucky company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Vermont can add a penalty of $50 a day, up to $10,000 a year.

Does Vermont require a registered agent?

Yes: the Kentucky registered agent stays, and ours covers Vermont for year one.

Will Vermont accept my Kentucky name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Kentucky name at home.

Can I form a new Vermont LLC instead?

Yes, but Kentucky keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Vermont's Annual Report ($45), and the original keeps Kentucky's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

Kentucky companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation; until then, Vermont's report stays due alongside Kentucky's filings.

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